Prof LEE Yeong Yeh

Prof LEE Yeong Yeh

Professor of Medicine
School of Medical Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Kota Bharu, Malaysia

Senior Consultant & Lead
GI Function & Motility Unit
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Kota Bharu, Malaysia

Yeong Yeh LEE, MD, Ph.D., FACP, FRCP, FACG, FAMM, AGAF is a Professor of Medicine and Consultant of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Internal Medicine of Universiti Sains Malaysia. After his gastroenterology fellowship, he completed his Ph.D. in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and later a postdoctoral fellowship in the United States. He is currently the Editor of BMC Gastroenterology, PeerJ, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and the Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences. He has published more than 200 papers in high-impact journals including Gastroenterology and Gut, several book chapters, and numerous conference proceedings. JCI Malaysia awarded him the Outstanding Young Malaysian Award in 2015 and the Top Research Scientist of Malaysia by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia in 2018. Among his current research interests include gut microbiota, neurogastroenterology, functional gastrointestinal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease, obesity, and endoscopy. Currently, he is President-elect of the Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Committee member of the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO), OESO, and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and the Scientific Chair of Asia Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) 2020.